Closure for milk-bottles.



v J. E. PERCY..

GLOSURE FOR MILK BOTTLES. APPLIOATION FILED JUNEa,191a.

350939761; Patented Mar. 3l, 1914.

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J. E. PE'RCY.

CLOSURE FOR MILK BOTTLES.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13,1913.

L09 1,7m Patented Mar, I31; 1914.

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@TATES PATENT @lllllllt JAMES EARLEv BERCY, 0F HOOSICK FALLS, NEW YORK,ASSIGNOR OF @HRE-FIFTHS TO CARL H. GETTY AND AAR-ON W. SHERWOOD, 'OFHODSICK FALLS, ,NEW YORK.

CLOSURE FOR MILK-BOTTLES.

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Speclcaton of Letterslatent.

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Reference may ie had to the aeconipanving drawings, and the referenceelniraeters 'part marked thereon, which lorin a part ot thisspecification. limilar elnlraetera refer to similar parte inv theseveral figures therein.

Figure. l of the drawings ia a plan vienl of a closure for milk-bottlesand the like embodying my invention in preferred torni. Fig. 2 is a viewin perspective ot' the neekportion of a-milk-bottle, showing the closureapplied thereto to seal the bottle, -lfiez :l is a view in perspectiveot the closure detached, with the spout open. Fig. Yt is .i side View ofthe closure detached. with the spout open. Fig. 5 ia a view inpersi'ieetive. showing the neck ci a bottle provided with my improvedclosure with the spout open as in Pouring milk from the bottle. Fig'. (3is a. plan View of a blank ot flexible inaterial from which the disk isformed` before the same is folded to disk-form. Fie'. T is across-section of the closure taken on the broken line 7,*7 in Fig. l. onan enlarged Scale, Fig. 8 is a plan view ot a closure embodying myinvent-ion in a incdilied t'orni. Fie'. 9 is a view in perspective ofthe Isaine with the spout. open. Fig. 10 is a plan view of the blankadapf-'i to be folded to diskform in carrying out my invention as shownin Fig. 8.

The principal object ot the invention is to provide ay sealing-elosnretor milk-bottles and the like. having as a constituent thereof av foldedspout-portion connected along its mouth-end with the body of the closureby a. weakened line of fracture, and adapted when separated from thebody-portion along said line of fracture to be unfolded and'opened outto form a spout through which the contents can be poured from thebottle.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, wherein my invention is shown inpreferred form,

the lblank shown in Fig. G is adapted to be folded along the convergentylines l--1 and the convergent lines 2-Q the closure being thus caused toassume disk-form with a tapered, box-plait, 3, extending from one edged1ametrically across the disk. l

The closure is provided with a weakened line of fracture, 4l, extendingtransversely across a wider portionof the outer member of the plait, andwith awakened lines of fracture, 5 5, extending from the respective endsof the line el transversely ot' the respective inner members ot' theplait.

It will be understood that the sheet' of flexible material of which' theclosure.l is made, is so seored o r otherwise weakened along therespective lines ot Afracture -land so that it can. he readilylorokenorsevered along said lines to .separate that part o'lthe plait nearer thecenter of the closure aloner said lines troni the lnnl,\'portion otn theeldsure, permitting the plait to he unfolded For opened out to the tornishown in Figs. '23. l. and 5 to t'ori'n a Spont Il tl'iront'h which thecontents ot the bottle can he poured. 80

The closure is provided with a crease. (3.

valong;a the longitudinal middle ol the outer i'neinl'ier of the plait.intersecting' the line ot tractnre. 4', which taeiiitates the opening'out ot the spout to the forni rshown in Figs. 3, 4, and

'lo facilitate maintaining` the apont .in open position the lines offracture. fie-5, are extended slightly l'arther away troni the centerot' the disk than the line o'iltraeture.

Fl. so that as.' the spout is opened out, the

edges of the spout formed on the inner inemv hers ot' the plait by' theline, 51e-1 wedge and hind against the-edge formed bv the line, 4, onthe ln'nly-poriion ot the closure as shown in Fig. 3.

' It it is not desired to pour ont all ot' the contents of the 4bottleat once, after the desired quantity has been poured the, spout can befolded and pressed back into suhstantially its original position, theedges ot the mouth of the spout and the body-por tin ofthe closuremeetingquite closely along the lines a and 5, so that while the closure'may not thereafter be absolutely water-tigl'it, it serves to eliectivelyclose the bottle and to exclude dust and dirt there from.

The closure is preferably coated with parattin, wax or the like, and itsplaited portions particularly along the vedge of the disk arecompressed, so that they are reduced in' flexible material of indefiniteshape can be vplaited in the form described and a disk afterward stampedor cut therefrom of the 1 desired size,

AThe closure may be made of any flexible material having sufficient'strength and body to meet the conditions of use, as heavy paper or thelike.

In F ig. 10, I have shown a blank' adapted to be folded along the lines,8 and 9, to form a single plait, 1Q, as shown in F ig. 8,v and providedwith weakened lines of fracture, 11, iii` the outer member of the plaitand 12 in the inner member of the'plait, extending transversely across awider portion of the plait and provided with. creases or fold.- lines,13 and 14, whereby when the plaited portion is severed along the lines11 and 12,

,it can be unfolded and opened out to the position shown in Fig. 9,forming a spout 10a with a square mouth.

The size of the disk and the conguration of its edgeeportion maybe.varied to adapt the closure for the bottle with which it is to beused.

The closure unbroken along the weakened lines of fracture is insertedtightly in the mouth of the bottle to seal the same until such time asit is desired to remove part or all of the contents of the bottle7whereupon it is broken or se fered along said lines of fracture, bymeans of a knife or other instrument, permitting the spout'to beunfolded and opened out as above described.

'lVhat I claim. as new and desire to secure .by Letters Patent iS- 1. Aclosure for milk-bottles and the like, comprising a disk-shaped body 'offlexible material having a plait formed' Withtransverse weakened linesof fracture defining the mouth of a spout-shaped portion thereof.

2. A closure for milkbottles and the like, comprising a disk-shaped bodyof `flexible material having a tapered plait formed wlth weakened linesof fracture extending transversely across a wider portion of the plaitdefining the mouth of a spout-shaped pore. y

ti n thereof.

. Agclosure for milk-bottles andthe like,

arross the disk 4. A closure V for nulli-bottles and the like,

comprisiiigr a disk-shaped body of flexible .material having a taperedbox-plait formed with a central, longitudinal crease and with transverseweakened lines of fracture across a wider portion of the plait definingthe mouth of a spout-shaped portion thereof.

A. closure for milk-bottles and the like,

comprising a disk-shaped body of `flexible material having a plaitformed with transverse weakened lines of fracture defining .the mouth ofa spout-shaped portion thereof, said line of fracture of the innermeinber of the plait. extending away from the center of the disk to agreater degree than the line of fracture of the outer member of theplait` I Y A closure for milk-bottles and the like, comprising a`tiek-shaped bodv of flexible material having a plait extendingconvergeutly from one edge of the diskformed with transverse weakenedlines of fracture defining the mouthof a. spout-shaped portion. thereof.

7. A closure for milk-bottles and the like, eon'ij'irising a disk-shapedbody of flexible material having a tapered box-plait extending from oneedge of the disk diainetrically formed with weakened' 'lines of fracturedefining the mouth of. a spout-shaped portion thereof.

S. it closure for milk-bottles and the like, comprising a disk-shapedbody of flexible material vhaving a plait formed with transverseweakened lines of fracture defining' the mouth of a spout-shaped portionthere of, the members of said plait being of re` duced thickness-alongthe edge of. the disk and held together by paraffin or the like.

9. A. `closure for milk-bottles and the like, comprising a disleshapedbody of flexible material having as a constituent. part thereof a foldedspout connected with the body of the closure by a weakened line offracture along'the mouth-portion of the spout.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 31st day of May,19,13.

JAMES EARLE rnaor.'

lWitnesses:

ARTHUR NV. SLo'oUM, TVM.' PORTMAN.

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